Vengeance Unlimited

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Vengeance Unlimited
Format	Crime/Drama
Created by	John McNamara David Simkins
Starring	Kathleen York Michael Madsen
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	John McNamara
Running time	60 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 29, 1998 – February 25, 1999
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Vengeance Unlimited is a TV series broadcast during 1998-1999 on ABC which lasted for just one season of sixteen episodes. The show starred Michael Madsen as Mr. Chapel, a mysterious and pragmatic character keen on serving justice to those who have been ignored by the law (similar to The Equalizer and Los Simuladores). Many blame the demise of the show on its timeslot, which placed it opposite the wildly popular Friends.

[edit] Premise

When Mr. Chapel takes a case, his demand is simple. Either pay a very high fee, $1 million, or promise to do him a favor at some time in the future -- whatever, whenever and wherever he needs you -- then your debt will be paid in full. In the series pilot, it becomes clear that Mr. Chapel has been doing this for quite some time, as he calls in more than one such favor to help his clients. A running joke throughout the series came whenever one of Mr. Chapel's former clients paid their debt. Mr. Chapel would say, "We're even. I'm out of your life. Forever." The client would invariably respond, "Thank God!"

Chapel makes few promises. Those that he does make, he will fulfill (or die trying). On one occasion, he handcuffs one man in a car, with a dump truck hurtling toward it; when the man gives in, Chapel dives into the car to unlock the cuffs and pull the man to safety at the last minute.